Kerry names Ira Forman as U.S. antisemitism envoy
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry named Ira Forman, who led President Obama’s reelection campaign in the Jewish community, as his envoy to combat antisemitism. Forman replaces Hannah Rosenthal, who ...
Students reject boycott
The National Union of Students has rejected a proposal to join the international boycott movement against Israel. At a national executive meeting only five NUS officers voted in favour of ...
Hundreds demonstrate against Malmo antisemitism
Several hundred Jews and people of other faiths and none have marched in the southern Swedish city of Malmo to bring attention to intolerance and antisemitic attacks in the Nordic ...
Israeli panel: Palestinian boy 'killed' by IDF at start of intifada did not actually die
Thirteen years after an exchange of fire in Gaza appeared to have resulted in the death of a Palestinian boy at the start of the second intifada, an Israeli investigative ...
‘Death to Jews’ tattoo costs Hungarian fighter Prague gig
A Hungarian martial arts fighter was disinvited from a tournament in Prague because of his Nazi tattoos, including one reading “death to the Jews.” Some sponsors of the Heroes Gate ...
Italian court sentences Moroccan man to 5 years in jail for planning terrorist attacks on Milan synagogue, Jewish school
Rome - A 22-year-old Moroccan man has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for planning terrorist attacks on Milan’s main synagogue and Jewish school. The five year ...
Jewish groups ask Kerry to fight antisemitism in Hungary
A dozen Jewish organizations sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry expressing their concern over the rise of antisemitism in Hungary. The May 14 letter commended Kerry ...
Parents file complaint against textbook for antisemitic content
Williamson County, Tenn. - Williamson County parents have taken a small step forward by calling for the school district to review and remove a high school textbook they say is ...
Christian churches back Jews facing antisemitism in Hungary
Budapest - When Hungarian radical right-wingers rallied against a Jewish conference in Budapest in early May, a well-known Protestant pastor hid behind the stage while his wife stepped up to the ...
UK's Lord Ahmed quits Labour Party ahead of hearing over alleged antisemitic remarks
London - A member of Britain's House of Lords quit the Labour Party on Monday, two days before he was due to face a hearing over allegations he made antisemitic ...
Church of Scotland agrees to reword report on Israeli settlements
The Church of Scotland has moved to defuse a furious row with Jewish leaders and the Israeli government after agreeing to change a controversial report on Israeli settlements. Senior figures ...
3 men in convicted of shouting antisemitic slogan at participants of Jewish meeting
Budapest - Hungarian authorities say three men have been convicted of shouting antisemitic slogans and making Nazi salutes at Jews attending an international meeting in Budapest. The Budapest Chief Prosecutor's ...
Antisemitic slur costs lawyer more than $10,000
Rossendale, Lancashire - A 34 year-old British attorney has taken a substantial financial hit, while almost losing her career as a result of an anti-Jewish remark she made not once, ...
New app for hate crime victims in Hampshire
“Helping Victims of Hate Crime” is a new smartphone app based on a book of the same name. The App is designed to better inform the public about what is ...
Eli Lake shuts down antisemitic C-SPAN caller
On Tuesday’s Washington Journal, Eli Lake of The Daily Beast shuts down an antisemitic caller in epic fashion. CALLER: Good morning. Mr. Lake, Lindsey Graham, John McCain, these are all ...
WJC calls for European ban on ‘neo-Nazi parties’
European governments should consider a ban on neo-Nazi parties, the World Jewish Congress announced on Tuesday, the final day of the global Jewish umbrella organization’s 14th plenary assembly. Delegates ...
Greece to weigh antisemitism, Holocaust denial bill
Legislation would not grant parliamentary immunity, which means members of the extreme right-wing Golden Dawn party could be imprisoned, and the party could be diminished. A new legislative initiative in ...
German FM Westerwelle at WJC: “antisemitism has no place neither in Berlin, nor in Budapest, nor anywhere else”
“Antisemitism has no place neither in Berlin, nor in Budapest, nor anywhere else in Europe or in the world,” declared German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle at the World Jewish Congress’ ...
Hungary's Viktor Orban condemns antisemitism as WJC meets
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has condemned antisemitism at the opening of a meeting of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) in Budapest. He acknowledged antisemitism was on the rise ...
Mohamed Mamdouh gets 5 years for plotting to blow up synagogues
A Moroccan national who plotted to blow up Manhattan synagogues was sentenced to five years in prison Friday. Mohamed Mamdouh, 22, copped to three crimes under state terror laws on ...
Hungary bans protests during WJC confab
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ordered police to prevent protests and rallies that would disturb the World Jewish Congress General Assembly in Budapest. Orban issued the ban on Tuesday, Reuters ...
Pope Francis: Antisemitism contradicts Christianity
President Shimon Peres met on Tuesday with Pope Francis at the Vatican to discuss Middle East tensions, the prospect of peace in the region and the threat of antisemitism. Francis ...
